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Our Refrences
These are our references where we got our infromation from:
Nelson Literacy, and http://canadahistory.com/sections/Eras/2worldsmeet/2worldsmeet.htm and Wikipedia -
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Period: 550 to
Early Explorers and First Peoples in Canada
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Jan 1, 1100
The Vikings land in Newfoundland
The VikingsThe vikings (Norse) landed in L'Anse aux Meadows, their goal to find more land due to their increasing population. They traded peacefully with the native Beothuk people, but then they soon fought. The vikings soon left Newfoundland because of the natives attacking. -
Jan 1, 1497
John Cabot Arrives in Canada
John CabotJohn Cabot was a Italian-born explorer. He arrived on the shores of Newfoundland . He was sent by the English king to explore the land on the other side of the Atlantic Ocean. He did not make contact with the Native people there. When he went back to England, he told his people about how much sea life there was there. This sent fisherman going to Newfoundland and they also traded with the First Nations people. -
Jan 1, 1534
Jacques Cartier's First and Second Voyages to Canada.
Jacques CartierJacques Cartier was a French explorer. He sailed to find an route across North America to the Pacific ocean to find an faster route to Asia. Cartier explored the St. Lawrence Gulf. He met the Mi'kmaq and the Iroquois, and he traded European goods for furs. Cartier put up an cross to claim the land for France. The Iroquois cheif, Donnacona, realized that he was claiming the land, and got angry. However, Cartier told him that it was to help find his way if he got lost. -
Sir Humphrey Gilbert
Humphrey Gilbert Sir Humphrey Gilbert sailed from Plymouth on June 11th, 1583. He arrived at his destination of St.Johns Newfoundland on August 5th and claimd the land in the name of England. During his visit to Newfoundland he had not made any contact with any natives. -
Samuel De Champlain
Samuel de Champlain Samuel De Champlain,as most explorers, tried to find an faster route to Asia. He sailed to North America and travelled up the Gulf of St. Lawrence. In 1605, Champlain helped to found Port Royal. (Now Nova Scotia). The Settlers and the French traded metal goods with the Mi'kmaq, the Huron, the Algonquin, the Montagnais, and the Etchemin, who had beaver furs. Champlain was allies with the natives he traded with and the Iroquois were their enemy. -
Henry Hudson Attempts to Find the NorthWest Passage
Henry HudsonIn 1607 and 1608, Henry Hudson tried to find the Northwest Passage, but failed because of the iceflows pushing him out. However, In 1609, Hudson set out an third time to reach the Northwest Passage. Hudson packed an winter supply of food and was determined to find the Northwest Passage. However, his crew mutinied and put Hudson, his son and people who had scurvy into an small raft with very little resources.
